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Facebook bans cryptocurrency ads

Facebook has said it will ban ads related to financial products and services like cryptocurrency, binary options and initial coin offerings. The move is a bid…

Prepare to see more local news stories on Facebook this year

Earlier this month, Facebook reevaluated its image as a social network rather than a media company, quelling its long-time urge to clog your news…

Facebook invents a new unit of time called Flicks

Not content with just feeding you awkward revelations you wish your family had kept to themselves, Facebook now wants to toy with your time….

Facebook’s killing its digital assistant M later this month

We’re quite used to writing about Facebook’s new products or tweaks to its existing lineup of offerings. But this week, the company dropped news…

Watch: Hadlee talks WhatsApp privacy on SABC Network

News that WhatsApp would be sharing data with Facebook has been greeted with concern by quite a few people. The arrangement will see your…

Mark Zuckerberg ‘disappointed’ by SpaceX explosion, loss of Africa satellite

In the wake of the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion that rocked Cape Canaveral yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued a response on Facebook. SpaceX…

Update: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral

Update 2: 2 September, 7.44pm: SpaceX shed more light on the incident, saying the “anomaly originated around the upper stage oxygen tank” and happened…

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria in African knowledge quest

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is currently on a business trip to Africa, according to his Facebook page. Zuckerberg stopped over in Nigeria, Facebook‘s largest…

WhatsApp to swap personal info with Facebook, here’s how to disable it

WhatsApp has announced a change of terms of service that will allow it to share your personal information with Facebook. It’s the first change…

Facebook’s Lifestage is a teen-centric sharing app developed by a teen

Social networking giant Facebook this past weekend announced an all new social networking app for teenagers. Dubbed Lifestage, the app is made for 21-year-olds…

Facebook Messenger’s bots can now send you advertisements

A lot has been said about Facebook and its advertising mentality this month, but this week the company announced that’s change its advertising policies…

Premier League 2016: follow all 20 clubs on social media right here

With the Premier League season kicking off today, there are a fair few things to note beforehand. With the League’s new branding scheme focusing…

Weekly Round Up #73: Domestly wins big, Facebook blocks AdBlock, No Man’s Sky

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons plays…

That was fast! Adblock Plus gets one over Facebook again

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would sidestep ad-blocking software in order to serve ads to users. The social network justified the move by claiming…

AdBlock Plus: Facebook’s ad-block sidestep is ‘anti-user’

Popular advertising filtering service AdBlock Plus has criticised Facebook after the social media firm announced plans to sidestep ad-blocking software. In a blog post…

Facebook to circumvent ad-blocking software on desktop, because ‘choice’

Whether it’s due to aesthetics, data usage or horrible ads in general, ad-blocking software is only gaining steam these days. The trend has however seen…

3 quick tips for brands to get the most out of Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger allows consumers to easily open a dialogue with the companies. Both Messenger and Facebook — as the social network — are becoming…

Facebook Messenger now has one billion monthly users worldwide

Facebook Messenger has hit the one-billion monthly active user milestone, just two months after reaching 900-million monthly active users. The announcement sees two Facebook-owned…

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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

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Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project